Wooden-sole sandal.



G. W. MILLER.

WOODEN SOLE SANDAL- APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 19x5.

1 1 87,005 1 Z Patented June 13, 1916.

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WOODEN SOLE SANDAL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY II 1915. 1,187,005. 1 Patented June 13, 1916.

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GEORGE W. MILLER, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

woonEN-soLE s-AEnAL.

Application filed May 27, 1915. Serial No. 30,853.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. MILLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Wooden Sole Sandals,of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to produce a sandal comprising a woodensole and an upper or fastening therefor made of canvas or leather.

This and other objects of the invention will be fully illustrated in thedrawings, described in the specification, and pointed out in the claimsat the end thereof;

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the sandal viewedfrom the left side thereof. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the sandalviewed from the opposite side. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through theheel of the sandal the section being taken on the line 3" of Fig. 1.Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the wooden sole of the sandal. Fig. 5 isa perspective view of the sole of .the sandal with the upper in processof being attached thereto. Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the sole ofthe sandal showing the rubber plugs in place on the sole.

In the accompanying drawings like reference numerals indicate likeparts.

- upper is made up oftwo parts, the main This sandal is made up of awooden sole 1 having an upper attached thereto, which body part beingindicated by the reference numeral2 and the strap indicated by thereference numeral 3. The wooden sole 1 is made preferably of a singlepieceofwood turned up to the proper shape in a last machine, the bottomof it being made with. a flat heel and rounded half sole substantiallyof theoutline followed for the ordi nary types of shoes and the top ofit is described.

"formed so as to fit the bottom of the foot.

The top of it is also provided with an elevation 4 which is curved tofit the arch of the foot and is intended as an arch support.

these recesses as is shown at 8 and 9. These ooves and recesses areintended re-: 'ceive thelower part of the 'upper which 1s fastenedtherein by staples or binding wire or by a combination of both as willnow be As is indicated in 3 and 5 the up- Specification of LettersPatent. Patented J 11 13"1916,

per is laid against the wooden sole with the fastening edges thereofoverlappingthe grooved and recessed places, the upper being placedupside down and with the wrong side out. The'forward part of the upperis fastened in place in the groove 8 by means of a long w re staple 10,which is of nearly the same length as the groove,

which staple engages with the u per about a quarter of an inch from thee ge thereof and forces it into the groove. The staple 10 may bereinforced by small staples 11 and 12. This fastening is illustrated inthe left hand end in Fig. 5.

The rear end of the upper is fastened to the sole above the heel in themanner shown in the right hand end-in Fig. 5. At the rear end a bindingwire 13 is used having a staple 14 fastened to each end thereof. Theupper 2 is laid in place and the staple at one end of the Wire is driveninto the groove preferably through the-upper about a quarter of an inchfrom the edge thereof fastening the upper and one end of the bindmg wireat that point. This binding wire is then drawn around the groove forcingthe-upper into the groove about a quarter of an inch of the upperbeingleft projecting above the groove. The freeend of the wire and the upperis then fastened into extends around the upper edge of the heel.

This binding'wire may be held more securely in place by staples such asare shown at 15, 15, etc., which staples are driven into the grooves andserve to hold both the wire and upper in place. After the upper has thusbeen fastened in place it is then invertedor-turned right .side up onthe sole. This brings it tothe position shown in Figs. 1 and 2. I I

It will be understood that the strap 3 is fastened on the op osite sideof the sole in the same manner which the forward part of the upper isfastened. The upper is provided with buckles shown in Fig. 1'withposition permitting it to rest snugly in place in the sole. Thedepth of the recesses being about equal to the thickness of the materialof the upper. The bottom of the sole forming both an outsole and aninsole.

and having its top surface elevated at one side thereof above thesurface of the oppoplugs 17 'site side to fit under and support the arch15 of the foot.

2. A sandal or the like comprising a Wooden sole having grooves in the'edges thereof, upper parts the ends of which are turned inwardly andupwardly in said 20 grooves, and fastening Wires engaging said ends andcovered 'by said upper part and extending lengthwise in the grooves andsecured to the sole.

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GEORGE W. MILLER.

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